Welcome to our first post of 2018! After a relaxing break, we are ready to dive back into some of the topics we explored earlier in the year, as well as topics that are new. One topic we studied earlier is plant growth and change. We collaborated with Dr. David Bird, from Mount Royal University, to study the affects of genetic modification on a plant called Arabidopsis. Our plant experiment did not go so well, since very few of the Arabidopsis seeds we planted ended up germinating. Maybe we will try again before the year is out. Another topic we have studied is light and shadows. Leading up to the Winter Solstice Celebration, we had a lot of fun exploring light and shadows using flashlights, ray boxes, mirrors, lenses and prisms. We used our knowledge of light and shadows to create a wonderful light show for the Winter Solstice Celebration to go with live music played by the band in the darkened gym. We projected lights onto the walls of the gym, spun illuminated objects, used an overhead projector to create art, presented choreographed movement with glow stick-adorned costumes and created a shadow show. We look forward to diving into wheels and levers in the days ahead!
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